Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- JUDS (Judaic Studies)
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JUDS 4938: Topics: Weekly Mitzvot
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE OBJECTIVES: Welcome to a wonderful new semester in Stern College for Women! I am excited to learn and grow together with you through our study of Halacha from the weekly Parsha. Halacha is intricate, extensive and ... -
JUDS 4937: Holocaust Responsa
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: This course will study issues of halakha and hashkafa that emerged both during and after the Holocaust. We will study responsa written during WWII such as Rabbi Ephraim Oshry’s Sh”T Mi’Ma'amakim. We ... -
JVCW 1003: Jewish Public Policy
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Class Description and Goals So, what is Jewish public policy? It is an amalgamation of two terms: Jewish & public policy. Let’s start with the latter. Academic definitions of public policy often tend to be so broad that ... -
JUDS 1845H: Advanced Talmud: Gittin
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Title Gittin ¶Course Description This course will explore extensively two types of legal documents: The first, to terminate a marriage through a divorce and the second, to execute civil transactions. It will ... -
JUDS 1843: Intermediate Talmud
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description This course will explore extensively two types of legal documents: The first, to terminate a marriage through a divorce and the second, to execute civil transactions. It will analyze similarities and ... -
JUDS 1839: Intro to Talmud: Topics in Tefillah
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Objectives: 1. Learn how to navigate a page of the Talmud 2. Gain Talmud reading comprehension skills 3. Learn how the development of Halacha works 4. Apply all of these skills to learn about prayer 5. See how Chazal ... -
JUDS 1602: Modern Jewish Problems
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: This course will deal with a number of different issues that are of current interest in the Jewish community: • The Status of Jerusalem in Christianity, Islam and Judaism • Must I Love Every Jew?: The ... -
JUDS 1581: Public Health & Jewish Law Syllabus
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Course Overview In an ever increasingly global world what are the individual requirements and obligations of each Jew in regards to the preservation of Public Health? In this course we will look at how Halacha guides ... -
JUDS 1571: The Individual in Society: Capital Punishment, Torture, Testimony
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Course Purposes: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the varied approaches in the history and literature of Jewish Law to issues in Social and Political ethics, and their contemporary ... -
JUDS 1512: The Process of Psak Halacha (Modern Poskim)
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE TOPICS AND GOALS Focus on the lives and Teshuvot of Chazon Ish זצ"ל Rav Moshe Feinstein זצ"ל The Rav, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik זצ"ל Rav Ovadiah Yosef זצ"ל Also: Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach זצ"ל Minchas ... -
JUDS 1503: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course objective: To explore and understand selected issues of Jewish ethics and their application in the modern world. We will study classical texts of Halacha – the Talmud and its commentaries – in order to gain an ... -
JUDS 1491: Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE TOPICS AND GOALS August 25 through Midterm includes: Business Business competition Pricing and overpricing Marketing and Advertising Fair vs. deceptive marketing and advertising Journalism and Social ... -
JUDS 1474: Sephardic Law and Liturgy
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Students in this course will explore the differences of laws and customs among various Jewish communities, especially those from the Middle East and Spanish Portuguese. We will trace the sources of these practices back ... -
JUDS 1467H: Topics in Festivals
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Course objective: to explore and understand the laws of Chol Hamoed. We will study the classical texts of Halacha – the Talmud and its commentaries – in order to gain an understanding of the basic principles of Halacha, ... -
JUDS 1457: Shabbat Survey
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course will focus upon two broad subjects in Hilchos Shabbos: Kiddush & Havdala. While there will be a strong emphasis on Halacha li’maaseh, the practical application of the Halacha, we will also ... -
JUDS 1434: Kashrut
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE TOPICS AND GOALS Includes: Source for the Mitzva/ which materials require Tevila/ which kinds of Kelim require Tevila/ the status of disposable cookware/ the status of electric cookware/ the nature of the Mikva ... -
JUDS 1453: Shabbos
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE OBJECTIVES: Welcome to a wonderful new semester in Stern College for Women! I am excited to learn and grow together with you through our study of Hilchos Shabbos. Hilchos Shabbos is intricate, extensive and all ... -
JUDS 1410: Women and Jewish law
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Course Description ¶The status of women in halacha is complex, but ever-evolving. In this course, we will analyze through a critical, but respectful lens the foundations of halachic Judaism and its relationship to women ... -
JUDS 1404: Basic Jewish Concepts - The Shabbat
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: The course will study the laws and philosophy about Shabbat observance. Objectives: The student will master the laws of the thirty nine Melachot as well as the basic philosophical ideas that Jewish ... -
JUDS 1202: Laws and philosophy of Jewish prayer
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: This course will focus on the laws that govern daily Jewish prayer. We will study relevant topics including a woman’s obligation in prayer (ex. Must I daven all of Shacharit?), appropriate locations ...
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